Seignory of Lac-Mitis

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Seignory of Lac-Mitis
Seignory of Lac-Mitis (Quebec)

The seignory of Lac-Mitis (French : seigneurie du Lac-Mitis) was a seignory during the French colonisation of New France. It was located in present-day La Mitis Regional County Municipality in Bas-Saint-Laurent. [1] It was granted to Louis Rouer de Villeray by Louis de Buade de Frontenac, the governor of New France, on February 10, 1693.

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References

  1. Gouvernement du Québec. "Seigneurie du Lac-Mitis". Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French). Retrieved August 1, 2013.

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